Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

3 rd March to the effect that the PDMA had made
district-specific advance preparations and reasonable
provisions had been made for launching possible
recovery and relief operations. Pakistan Navy was
associated by providing boats and other essential
supplies, well in time. However, actual floods were
beyond the imagination of all concerned and
preparations became inadequate. It was affirmed that
four bund breaches at Bhong, Tori, Thatta and
Sujawal had caused extensive damage beyond
expectations, but these were not attributable to
deliberate human interventions. Pakistan Army units
were present at/near Tori; the moreso as the
possibility of any breaches to Aliwahan Bund was
conditional to potential threat to Sukkur Barrage but
that situation did not arise.
4) Mr. Shahabuddin Channa, Secretary Rehabilitation,
Government of Sindh associated himself with the
depositions of Mr. Faruqui to say that floods affected
7.28 million population as 800,000 houses were
damaged leaving over 1.8 million IDPs. Watan Cards
were issued to more than 500,000 family heads. No
complaint was received for recovery of encroached
land in ‘Katcha’ area in the Province.
5) Mr. Mohsan Chandna, Secretary P and D,
Government of Sindh also reaffirmed the substance of
the depositions made by two other officers of the
Sindh Government to state that plans were being
taken in hand to repair and restore the flood
embankments well in time. Federal funds were
expected for the purpose.
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